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The Information of
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taken
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before me this 25th. day of April 1783.
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Who being on Oath says that she was Born at Falmonth in Cornwall
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where her Father is a Sail makerThat she is 23 Years of Age and
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is a
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. That she was brought up to plain work and came
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to London about two Years ago with
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a Danish Consul
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who is her Relation. That she has been connected with Captain Cook
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about two Years and cabited with him at No. 33 in Greek Street,
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No. 18 Porter Street and other Places and lives with him at this
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time. That the Day before Good Friday last, she this Informant
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took out a Warrant against Captain Cook as this Office for an Assault
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committed by him on this Informant the Day before for which he
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was committed to Prison the same day. That this Informant did
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not know that Captain Cook was or would be Committed to Prison untill
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the Friday morning when she was informed that a Note was sent to
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her from Captain Cook in Prison and that said Note was delivered by Mr.
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Nugent to Mr. Hodges on the said Thursday night about 9 o'Clock
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That said Hodges never gave her said Note nor told her of it
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but that she was informed of it by Mr. Nugent on Friday
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Morning about 4 o'Clock. That it was about twelve on One o'Clock on the
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said Thursday when she Charged Capt Cook before the Magistrate.
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That after she had made the Charge she was disposed to forgive Captain
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Cook but was permaded not, by Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Hodges both of whom
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told her that nothing would be done to Captain Cook except his receiving
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a Reprimand from the Justice. That Hodges and Furneaux the Constable
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called her out at the
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and told her that the Justice Wanted
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to speak with her and them and this Informant walked to the bottom of
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to be paid more, when Hodges told him that he would give him
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